And close up...
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Adventures of a bread baker
Disaster! The local bakery was out of my gluten free bread! And they don't bake again until next Saturday. *Sigh* I guess there is nothing for it but to finally stop procrastinating, pull out the bread-maker B gave me for my birthday 4 months ago and try it. At least the kitchen is tidy enough now that I can set it up without having to move boxes around.
So I write this now to the gentle whir of the mixing blades. And in around 3 hours time thee should be a new loaf of bread in the house. Baking GF bread seems to be very hit-and-miss though, so I have no high hopes of my first loaf. At least I still have an emergency frozen loaf. Strange to think how dependent on bread I've gotten, when I hardly ate it until a year ago.
In other news, the house is coming along nicely. We have busy week of putting up shelves and then a weekend of doing nothing. My weekends have been largely occupied with working or feeling seriously under the weather, so I'm taking a bit of a break and just keeping the house-cleaning under control.
My wrist is still a bit sore - probably using it too much and it just gets fatigued. I still haven't gotten back into knitting since the operation, but I have plans - got a bag or two I want to start, and coming in Winter again a nice scarf or two might be a nice easy way of easing myself back into it.
The big-screen TV we promised ourselves this time last year has finally been bought and was delivered yesterday. Unfortunately the cabinet we bought (separately) for it was not ready yesterday, so all the devices normally attached to the TV are perched wherever they will fit, but I am looking forward to having the downstairs set up properly!
So, now we have a spare tv - anyone interested?
Oh - and no, B still hasn't moved in!
So I write this now to the gentle whir of the mixing blades. And in around 3 hours time thee should be a new loaf of bread in the house. Baking GF bread seems to be very hit-and-miss though, so I have no high hopes of my first loaf. At least I still have an emergency frozen loaf. Strange to think how dependent on bread I've gotten, when I hardly ate it until a year ago.
In other news, the house is coming along nicely. We have busy week of putting up shelves and then a weekend of doing nothing. My weekends have been largely occupied with working or feeling seriously under the weather, so I'm taking a bit of a break and just keeping the house-cleaning under control.
My wrist is still a bit sore - probably using it too much and it just gets fatigued. I still haven't gotten back into knitting since the operation, but I have plans - got a bag or two I want to start, and coming in Winter again a nice scarf or two might be a nice easy way of easing myself back into it.
The big-screen TV we promised ourselves this time last year has finally been bought and was delivered yesterday. Unfortunately the cabinet we bought (separately) for it was not ready yesterday, so all the devices normally attached to the TV are perched wherever they will fit, but I am looking forward to having the downstairs set up properly!
So, now we have a spare tv - anyone interested?
Oh - and no, B still hasn't moved in!
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Not a New Year's Resolution List
I don't make New Year's Resolutions. I don't see the point in waiting until an arbitrary date and then setting some expectations.
So these are the goals I set back when I moved into the inner 'burbs - because that is what all of this was waiting on.
1. Start pilates - tick
2. Start ballroom / latin dance lessons - still talking B into it - almost there.
3. Sort out health - started and continuing as a vital focus.
4. Do a wine appreciation course - investigations underway.
5. Do some other fun / creative short courses - investigations underway.
That's about it.
A.
So these are the goals I set back when I moved into the inner 'burbs - because that is what all of this was waiting on.
1. Start pilates - tick
2. Start ballroom / latin dance lessons - still talking B into it - almost there.
3. Sort out health - started and continuing as a vital focus.
4. Do a wine appreciation course - investigations underway.
5. Do some other fun / creative short courses - investigations underway.
That's about it.
A.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Lost on the Interweb
Me?
I'm over in facebook, playing scrabble.
Yeah, I know, I should be organising the house, or finishing off the cleaning up of the old house, but, but, well - I wanted a break, and then I got addicted....
But it's a gorgeous day, and there's house-work aneeding doing, and the wonderful new kitchen to cook in, and new recipe books to plunder, so I guess I should go get to it.
Bye!
I'm over in facebook, playing scrabble.
Yeah, I know, I should be organising the house, or finishing off the cleaning up of the old house, but, but, well - I wanted a break, and then I got addicted....
But it's a gorgeous day, and there's house-work aneeding doing, and the wonderful new kitchen to cook in, and new recipe books to plunder, so I guess I should go get to it.
Bye!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
10 boxes left
Well, I've moved.
Still boxes everywhere, and new flat-pack storage bought that still needs to be put together. Still some small-fry remaining to be collected at the old house as well as some serious cleaning before it can be rented out.
But the place is starting to come together, and as I figure out where all the furniture belongs and where the paintings will work best it starts to look more and more like somewhere I live.
Oscar has taken to it like a trooper - after some initial scary moments when he scaled 6' fences and went wandering. Now he knows how to reach the front door, and the back door. He knows where his food is, and on the odd occasion he is allowed inside, he is working out where the best possies (staircase landing) are for keeping his eye on them humans.
Things I love about the new place.
Things I'm not so keen on about the new house.
Still boxes everywhere, and new flat-pack storage bought that still needs to be put together. Still some small-fry remaining to be collected at the old house as well as some serious cleaning before it can be rented out.
But the place is starting to come together, and as I figure out where all the furniture belongs and where the paintings will work best it starts to look more and more like somewhere I live.
Oscar has taken to it like a trooper - after some initial scary moments when he scaled 6' fences and went wandering. Now he knows how to reach the front door, and the back door. He knows where his food is, and on the odd occasion he is allowed inside, he is working out where the best possies (staircase landing) are for keeping his eye on them humans.
Things I love about the new place.
- Halves my time to work - door to door
- Public transport is practically at my doorstep - no more car
- I get to catch a tram! :)
- The newsagent is just around the corner for my Sunday paper
- There are gluten free cafes and restaurant within easy walking / tram distance
- I have a wall oven, no more bending down
- Great kitchen
- Internal access from the garage
- Excellent light-filled rooms
- Two toilets :)
- Knitting s'n'b meets weekly just around the corner
- Encouraging innovative storage solutions
- Good flow of Chi through the two floors.
Things I'm not so keen on about the new house.
- There's a spot light above the bathroom sink that really "highlights" my grey hair!
- Somewhat challenged for storage
- Still don't know where all of B's cd's are going to go.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
10 boxes down.
The loungeroom is very slowly being taken over by boxes. 2 weeks out and there are now 10 boxes done. I'm still in the process of wandering around the house getting something from here, something from there and packing it up to make a logical (kinda) box.
The cat has finally twigged that something is happening and has gone into anxiety mode - hiding under the bed. You'd think after half a dozen moves in the last 10 years (5 in the first five) he'd be used to it by now, but he never seems to.
Yesterday I did the final inspection - which was really just a chance to go in and measure up the place, as we had no dimensions listed on the documents. I've been working from home today, and in-between calls I've been drawing up the plans on graph paper and measuring up my furniture and making cut-outs, all to scale. Good news - all of my furniture will fit! Bad news, B? - not sure about yours ;-)
The only thing left to figure out really, is where all of B's cd's will go. Currently he has the stacked flat in vaguely alphabetical piles in his loungeroom. I think there is around a dozen stacks, ranging from 3-4 feet high - yes I count them in feet. And then there are probably another 10 feet of cd's in other places that haven't made it onto their pile yet. So if you say 30 cd's to a foot (yes I measured).. that's over 1500 cd's. Strangely, if these were all placed on shelves - they would take up a lot of room. Being an organisational freak - I'd really like to see these all easily accessible, lined up neatly (by genre, alpha, Dewey decimal), spines facing outwards.
I'm just not sure we have the space.... Now if I didn't have a car, we could convert the garage to one mean sound room.... hmmm.
Back to the boxes. We picked up some extra boxes from some friends last night. They moved only a couple of weeks ago, and apparently got a bit bored while writing the contents on the boxes. Unfortunately I've already packed my depleted uranium rods, so I'll have to find something else for that box. Although I do agree that the fire breathing dragon should live in the bedroom - wouldn't need any doonas or heaters then.
Ah time for dinner - pity I've packed all off my food *EG* nothing for it, but to go get pizza. hehehe. (Mental note to self, pack food before anyone comes to check....)
The cat has finally twigged that something is happening and has gone into anxiety mode - hiding under the bed. You'd think after half a dozen moves in the last 10 years (5 in the first five) he'd be used to it by now, but he never seems to.
Yesterday I did the final inspection - which was really just a chance to go in and measure up the place, as we had no dimensions listed on the documents. I've been working from home today, and in-between calls I've been drawing up the plans on graph paper and measuring up my furniture and making cut-outs, all to scale. Good news - all of my furniture will fit! Bad news, B? - not sure about yours ;-)
The only thing left to figure out really, is where all of B's cd's will go. Currently he has the stacked flat in vaguely alphabetical piles in his loungeroom. I think there is around a dozen stacks, ranging from 3-4 feet high - yes I count them in feet. And then there are probably another 10 feet of cd's in other places that haven't made it onto their pile yet. So if you say 30 cd's to a foot (yes I measured).. that's over 1500 cd's. Strangely, if these were all placed on shelves - they would take up a lot of room. Being an organisational freak - I'd really like to see these all easily accessible, lined up neatly (by genre, alpha, Dewey decimal), spines facing outwards.
I'm just not sure we have the space.... Now if I didn't have a car, we could convert the garage to one mean sound room.... hmmm.
Back to the boxes. We picked up some extra boxes from some friends last night. They moved only a couple of weeks ago, and apparently got a bit bored while writing the contents on the boxes. Unfortunately I've already packed my depleted uranium rods, so I'll have to find something else for that box. Although I do agree that the fire breathing dragon should live in the bedroom - wouldn't need any doonas or heaters then.
Ah time for dinner - pity I've packed all off my food *EG* nothing for it, but to go get pizza. hehehe. (Mental note to self, pack food before anyone comes to check....)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
See, it's true! (blogthings says so...)
| You Are Artemis! |
 Brave, and a natural born leader. You're willing to fight for what you believe in... And willing to make tough decisions. Don't forget - the people around you have ideas too! |
| You Are Lisa Simpson |
 A total child prodigy and super genius, you have the mind for world domination. But you prefer world peace, Buddhism, and tofu dogs. You will be remembered for: all your academic accomplishments Your life philosophy: "I refuse to believe that everybody refuses to believe the truth" |
| Your Ideal Pet is a Cat |
 You're both aloof, introverted, and moody. And your friends secretly wish that you were declawed! |
Monday, September 10, 2007
Thought for the day
Why should a glass half empty be the sign of a pessimist?
To me it says I'm ripe for a refill!
Cheers!
To me it says I'm ripe for a refill!
Cheers!
Saturday, September 08, 2007
An Ethical Question
So my goal today was to pack at least one box.
My un-goals (necessary but not very exciting) was to do the work jobs allocated, 3 loads of washing, change a light-bulb, put the dish-washer on, prepare dinner, stock up on cat vet-food etc, etc.
So during a lull in the work and after the first load of washing was on the line (yes - external-line! - wow! {I've been too tired for an eon or two to be bothered hanging stuff outside to dry}) and the second load in, I taped up the bottom of a box and started packing. I'm still coughing from a bout of bronchitis, so there were additional frequent rest breaks.
This box had been planned out in advance - after all there really isn't that much you can pack a month in advance.... But I thought all of my dodads could be safely packed away - the statutes I'd brought back from travels and various carved wooden bowls and more statues, and presents of the artistic kind (not to mention those three little cute cats in my "About Me" box up there on the left)... So I'm wrapping up these delicate items in swathes of newspaper and wanting to pad out the spaces inbetween to allow for some extra cushioning - which brings me to my ethical question of the moment...
Is it wrong to use stuffed animals as a soft packing item?
I also collect stuffed elephants (no, no idea how / why / where I started - I just have a thing for elephants), and there's also a few other animal shapes in there from memorable moments in my hmmm... adult... life. These are now safely packed away, guarding the fine wooden carvings and bowls and glassware and soap-stone carvings...
No problem really, I just have this niggling feeling that there is something inherently wrong in treating them as fancy bubble-wrap.
My un-goals (necessary but not very exciting) was to do the work jobs allocated, 3 loads of washing, change a light-bulb, put the dish-washer on, prepare dinner, stock up on cat vet-food etc, etc.
So during a lull in the work and after the first load of washing was on the line (yes - external-line! - wow! {I've been too tired for an eon or two to be bothered hanging stuff outside to dry}) and the second load in, I taped up the bottom of a box and started packing. I'm still coughing from a bout of bronchitis, so there were additional frequent rest breaks.
This box had been planned out in advance - after all there really isn't that much you can pack a month in advance.... But I thought all of my dodads could be safely packed away - the statutes I'd brought back from travels and various carved wooden bowls and more statues, and presents of the artistic kind (not to mention those three little cute cats in my "About Me" box up there on the left)... So I'm wrapping up these delicate items in swathes of newspaper and wanting to pad out the spaces inbetween to allow for some extra cushioning - which brings me to my ethical question of the moment...
Is it wrong to use stuffed animals as a soft packing item?
I also collect stuffed elephants (no, no idea how / why / where I started - I just have a thing for elephants), and there's also a few other animal shapes in there from memorable moments in my hmmm... adult... life. These are now safely packed away, guarding the fine wooden carvings and bowls and glassware and soap-stone carvings...
No problem really, I just have this niggling feeling that there is something inherently wrong in treating them as fancy bubble-wrap.
Monday, September 03, 2007
CPAP Scarf Pattern
Well, my CPAP scarf is finished, and I'm so happy with it I thought I should post the pattern I used.
CPAP Scarf
Yarn: 2 x 180 m 8 ply
- double stranded knitting, so 2 yarns with complementary colourways.
Needles - Size 7 / 8 - something pretty chunky.
Ribbon: 2.5m 3mm ribbon in matching or contrasting colour.
Or if you are feeling particularly insane - 2.5m of i-cord!
Hold two strands together and ...
CO: 17
Cuff:
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
WS: Purl
RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
Main section:
WS: slip 1 purlwise, P2, YO, P2tog, P6, P2tog, YO, P3
RS: slip 1 knitwise, K15
Repeat until it is long enough (approx 1.8 metres)
end on a WS
Cuff:
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
WS: Purl
RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
You now have a very long scarf with a row of eyelet holes down the edge.
Wrap it lengthwise around the CPAP hose and thread the ribbon through the holes to join it. Knot the ribbon back on itself at each end to hold.
Use more ribbon at the cuffs to hold it firmly on, or elastic bands / scrunchies etc.
I just used the tail at each end to tie it back to itself - but I'm inherently lazy!
Detail:
Hanging around:
No copyright reserved - feel free it pass it on, use it, abuse it, even send people back here to look at it....
It's reduced my humidifier heat down by 2 notches and using lots less water too.
It's also much nicer to snuggle up to than a plastic tube. :)
CPAP Scarf
Yarn: 2 x 180 m 8 ply
- double stranded knitting, so 2 yarns with complementary colourways.
Needles - Size 7 / 8 - something pretty chunky.
Ribbon: 2.5m 3mm ribbon in matching or contrasting colour.
Or if you are feeling particularly insane - 2.5m of i-cord!
Hold two strands together and ...
CO: 17
Cuff:
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
WS: Purl
RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
Main section:
WS: slip 1 purlwise, P2, YO, P2tog, P6, P2tog, YO, P3
RS: slip 1 knitwise, K15
Repeat until it is long enough (approx 1.8 metres)
end on a WS
Cuff:
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
WS: Purl
RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
RS: Purl
You now have a very long scarf with a row of eyelet holes down the edge.
Wrap it lengthwise around the CPAP hose and thread the ribbon through the holes to join it. Knot the ribbon back on itself at each end to hold.
Use more ribbon at the cuffs to hold it firmly on, or elastic bands / scrunchies etc.
I just used the tail at each end to tie it back to itself - but I'm inherently lazy!
Detail:
Hanging around:
No copyright reserved - feel free it pass it on, use it, abuse it, even send people back here to look at it....
It's reduced my humidifier heat down by 2 notches and using lots less water too.
It's also much nicer to snuggle up to than a plastic tube. :)
Monday, August 20, 2007
Woo Hoo! I'm knitting again!
Yeah! My wrist is fully flexible and I have enough risidual energy at the end of the day to knit again!
My first project is a fitting one...
The CPAP machine delivers me humidified (heated, moist) air via a 6-7' tube about 1" in diameter. The tube is not insulated, so the air loses it's warmth (and associated moisture) on the way to my personal intake valves (mouth, nose). So I'm making a narrow scarf to wrap around the tube.
I have chosen an appropriately branded wool - Sean Sheep (so I can count them as I'm drifting off). It was on special from BigW, 6 balls which I think should do it for only $2 each.
I'm still trying out patterns, and thinking about double or single stranded...
I've got 3 balls each of Napier in eggplant and ruby twist Armytage.
Yeah! I'm knitting again!
My first project is a fitting one...
The CPAP machine delivers me humidified (heated, moist) air via a 6-7' tube about 1" in diameter. The tube is not insulated, so the air loses it's warmth (and associated moisture) on the way to my personal intake valves (mouth, nose). So I'm making a narrow scarf to wrap around the tube.
I have chosen an appropriately branded wool - Sean Sheep (so I can count them as I'm drifting off). It was on special from BigW, 6 balls which I think should do it for only $2 each.
I'm still trying out patterns, and thinking about double or single stranded...
I've got 3 balls each of Napier in eggplant and ruby twist Armytage.
Yeah! I'm knitting again!
Friday, August 10, 2007
Tonight's the Night!
Woo Hoo!
The two weeks of hell is over, today I get my CPAP machine.
I just checked with the pharmacy where I can rent before I buy, and they are open until 9pm, so that won't be a problem, even if the Sleep Doc is running really late, as opposed to just standard late...
And there is a gluten-free pizza place - "Town & Country Pizza" just around the corner from the pharmacy, so I think I'll have to try them for dinner.
And you may not have noticed :), but I'm typing much faster too!
Yep - I'm officially two-handed again. The Wrist Doc is amazed at how fast I have progressed back towards full movement and strength, but then I mentioned the knitting and he nodded sagely. Spinning the wrist (the movement you would do if swinging a cat by its tail..) still hurts a little - and this is what I need for knitting. But I think it is good enough now to start the my self-funded knitting therapy - once I'm not so tired anymore that I'd drop stitches and get frustrated - so that'll be tomorrow!
Amazing how it has all come together at once!
In house news, all the valuations got done and the bank agrees we *can* actually afford the new house :) I fear there are still many, many signatures needed, however, before we actually get to the moving in part...
That's all for now, move along... :)
The two weeks of hell is over, today I get my CPAP machine.
I just checked with the pharmacy where I can rent before I buy, and they are open until 9pm, so that won't be a problem, even if the Sleep Doc is running really late, as opposed to just standard late...
And there is a gluten-free pizza place - "Town & Country Pizza" just around the corner from the pharmacy, so I think I'll have to try them for dinner.
And you may not have noticed :), but I'm typing much faster too!
Yep - I'm officially two-handed again. The Wrist Doc is amazed at how fast I have progressed back towards full movement and strength, but then I mentioned the knitting and he nodded sagely. Spinning the wrist (the movement you would do if swinging a cat by its tail..) still hurts a little - and this is what I need for knitting. But I think it is good enough now to start the my self-funded knitting therapy - once I'm not so tired anymore that I'd drop stitches and get frustrated - so that'll be tomorrow!
Amazing how it has all come together at once!
In house news, all the valuations got done and the bank agrees we *can* actually afford the new house :) I fear there are still many, many signatures needed, however, before we actually get to the moving in part...
That's all for now, move along... :)
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Medical Issues as a Dr Who episode
It appears I've started something....
OK - the CPAP mask doesn't quite look like this - but if you are trying to give me nightmares.....
And in case you're interested in the stats - Severity of my sleep apnea - 31 episodes an hour, stopping breathing for up to 32 seconds, with oxygen levels falling to 74%. And they confirmed I snore - Dah!
OK - the CPAP mask doesn't quite look like this - but if you are trying to give me nightmares.....
And in case you're interested in the stats - Severity of my sleep apnea - 31 episodes an hour, stopping breathing for up to 32 seconds, with oxygen levels falling to 74%. And they confirmed I snore - Dah!
Friday, July 27, 2007
Three Nights in Heaven, Two Weeks in Hell
So I got to keep the CPAP machine for 3 nights. During this time it sat beside my bed like a reverse vacuum cleaner and I slept with a mask like a fighter pilot's. Meanwhile the machine varied its pressure up and down as it thought I needed, and recorded everything, so that the nice people at the Sleep Unit can analyse it and recommend the ideal pressure for me, not to mention getting a baseline.
I had to hand it back yesterday. I considered running off with it, but that just wouldn't have been right. So now I wait for 2 weeks until I see the Doc again and get a prescription for my own machine.
Today the tiredness kicked in ten-fold. Now that I know what I can be like after just a few days (and not even used to the machine yet), it was hard to function today and so depressing realising just how tired I was, and there wasn't anything I could do about it....
Roll on the fortnight.
I had to hand it back yesterday. I considered running off with it, but that just wouldn't have been right. So now I wait for 2 weeks until I see the Doc again and get a prescription for my own machine.
Today the tiredness kicked in ten-fold. Now that I know what I can be like after just a few days (and not even used to the machine yet), it was hard to function today and so depressing realising just how tired I was, and there wasn't anything I could do about it....
Roll on the fortnight.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
“A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”
Just in case you hadn't heard...
We've bought a house.
Yep - we won at auction on Saturday.
It starts being a home come October.
Want to see more pics, email me and I'll send you the URL.
And just around the corner from a S'n'B in a Gluten Free Cafe! How more perfect could that be!
We've bought a house.
Yep - we won at auction on Saturday.
It starts being a home come October.
Want to see more pics, email me and I'll send you the URL.
And just around the corner from a S'n'B in a Gluten Free Cafe! How more perfect could that be!
Sunday, July 22, 2007
O sleep! O gentle sleep!
Yes, sleep. Something I hope to experience in its full joy soon. Apparently I haven't before, well at least not for a long, long time, if ever.
Just over 3 months ago I started the journey to see if there was yet another reason underlying my constant fatigue. There's been diabetes - now conquered, there's been coeliac disease - now conquered, and now, we have confirmation, there is sleep apnea.
Anyone who has slept in the same suburb as me, knows that I am a loud and chronic snorer. Campers have wanted my company as I can frighten wild animals away. It's been the butt of many a joke and I am sure housemates have rested easier in those brief periods when I stopped snoring. The problem is, those times when I stop snoring, I've also stopped breathing... but there is a solution. Come tomorrow, I am starting on a 3 night test of CPAP machines. These machines blow a constant air pressure down your nose/mouth so that the air passages can't collapse when sleeping. The tests should show what pressure I need. And then I get to have my very own machine! And hopefully, some blissful, restful, wonderful (and no snoring!) sleep!
Woo Hoo!
Just over 3 months ago I started the journey to see if there was yet another reason underlying my constant fatigue. There's been diabetes - now conquered, there's been coeliac disease - now conquered, and now, we have confirmation, there is sleep apnea.
Anyone who has slept in the same suburb as me, knows that I am a loud and chronic snorer. Campers have wanted my company as I can frighten wild animals away. It's been the butt of many a joke and I am sure housemates have rested easier in those brief periods when I stopped snoring. The problem is, those times when I stop snoring, I've also stopped breathing... but there is a solution. Come tomorrow, I am starting on a 3 night test of CPAP machines. These machines blow a constant air pressure down your nose/mouth so that the air passages can't collapse when sleeping. The tests should show what pressure I need. And then I get to have my very own machine! And hopefully, some blissful, restful, wonderful (and no snoring!) sleep!
Woo Hoo!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
One week down, Five to go.....
Yes, after a review by the doc yesterday, it seems that due to the complexity and thoroughness of the operation and his surgery, there will be quite a recovery time involved.
6 weeks all up that I will largely be unable to use my right arm (must be in a sling), yet somehow I am "fit to return to work" Friday week. Hmmm, love to try my job with one, non-dominant hand! Fortunately work should be reasonable about it, I'm hoping to work from home so that I can go at my own pace and not wear out the left arm too much (about 30 minutes of slow typing is all it takes...).
Hopefully I'll be getting the stitches and splint off next week, but it could be an extra week. We'll (and be we I mean my doc) will assess next week.
At least my body is largely recovered from the op now and I am starting to relax and enjoy the time off work - helps that I have my folks looking after me too - all meals cooked, washing and ironing done, I tell ya it's just like living at home!
Anyway, thought I'd take a photo of the arm, so you can see it all wrapped up. I couldn't get it all in, but it extends down to about 2 inches above the elbow. Just colour me green and show me the tardis...
It looks kind of extreme, but there's little pain, just twinges, and general awkwardness...
6 weeks all up that I will largely be unable to use my right arm (must be in a sling), yet somehow I am "fit to return to work" Friday week. Hmmm, love to try my job with one, non-dominant hand! Fortunately work should be reasonable about it, I'm hoping to work from home so that I can go at my own pace and not wear out the left arm too much (about 30 minutes of slow typing is all it takes...).
Hopefully I'll be getting the stitches and splint off next week, but it could be an extra week. We'll (and be we I mean my doc) will assess next week.
At least my body is largely recovered from the op now and I am starting to relax and enjoy the time off work - helps that I have my folks looking after me too - all meals cooked, washing and ironing done, I tell ya it's just like living at home!
Anyway, thought I'd take a photo of the arm, so you can see it all wrapped up. I couldn't get it all in, but it extends down to about 2 inches above the elbow. Just colour me green and show me the tardis...
It looks kind of extreme, but there's little pain, just twinges, and general awkwardness...
Saturday, July 07, 2007
If I should turn into a slug beast.....
Ever since my arm has been wrapped up - fingers to elbow - I've felt like an extra in a Dr Who episode. Perhaps you remember it? Here's some pictures to jog your memory....
Well the pain killers are officially finished - no more dreams of talking giraffes and flying beagles (those ears come in handy), luckily I have some left over from my kidney stone episode of last year. I haven't touched them yet, but they are a nice security blanket.
Today being Saturday we are off for some house inspections. Maybe. At least a drive with B.
Well the pain killers are officially finished - no more dreams of talking giraffes and flying beagles (those ears come in handy), luckily I have some left over from my kidney stone episode of last year. I haven't touched them yet, but they are a nice security blanket.
Today being Saturday we are off for some house inspections. Maybe. At least a drive with B.
Friday, July 06, 2007
One-Armed Bandit
Well, the op is over. And now I get to find out how challenging life is with only a non-dominant hand....
I'm doing as much as I can by myself and being told I'm stubborn and too independent :) Just like my Ma (according to my Dad) and just like my Dad (according to my mother) *s*.
Unfortunately I didn't get to watch the operation - they were worried I might involuntarily move my arm if I could see, and they didn't take photos :(
Apparently the cyst was multi-segmented and looked like a bunch of grapes. I gather it was quite complicated to remove as it took nearly an hour. Fortunately I was first up in the morning, so didn't have long to wait. I was home by midday.
I get the stitches out early next week, and then get to find out how long I'll have the splint on for.
Currently I'm just sleeping lots and resting.
And typing *very* slowly.... :)
I'm doing as much as I can by myself and being told I'm stubborn and too independent :) Just like my Ma (according to my Dad) and just like my Dad (according to my mother) *s*.
Unfortunately I didn't get to watch the operation - they were worried I might involuntarily move my arm if I could see, and they didn't take photos :(
Apparently the cyst was multi-segmented and looked like a bunch of grapes. I gather it was quite complicated to remove as it took nearly an hour. Fortunately I was first up in the morning, so didn't have long to wait. I was home by midday.
I get the stitches out early next week, and then get to find out how long I'll have the splint on for.
Currently I'm just sleeping lots and resting.
And typing *very* slowly.... :)
Monday, July 02, 2007
Pre-Op Update
I know, It's been ages since I blogged. I've been spending my time reading other people's blogs, and of course working "insane hours" (that's a quote from my boss) and researching the real estate market (still).
Every weekend that I'm not working, and some which I do, we've been on the real-estate trail. I now have a sizable collection of brochures, floor plans, and weekly newspaper lift-outs of auction results. By the time we buy, it will be well and truly researched. It will be so researched I will never again want to buy a house. *Sigh*
But I have the month of July (potentially) off work! Woo Hoo! OK, most of it is sick leave, but given I won't actually be sick, just doing my best impression of a one-armed bandit I plan to enjoy it as much as I possibly can. My folks should be arriving tomorrow to "take care of me" - ie cook and drive. The rest of the time I plan to sloth around the house, read more WoT (currently on book 10), watch TV, watch BattleStar Galactica, eat yummy food and drink lots of tea. Unfortunately I won't be able to knit :( But after my wrist recovers I should be back to my pre-lump knitting speed. I'm sure there will still be some winter left in which to enjoy cozy knitting...
So, I'm off to get my wrist slit on Wednesday. Hopefully the Doc will avoid the radial artery though, take out the lump and repair the wrist joint and it will be happily ever after - full strength and flexibility returned.
Today and tomorrow are preparation days. Lots of washing, cleaning and tidying. Actually I've probably done more house work in this 3-4 days than I have in a year. Albeit all in small doses with a good rest inbetween and strong doses of pain killers. I've left the left-handed ironing until tomorrow, I don't think I've done any in the last 6 months nearly. It's truly amazing how creases fall out of clothes if left hanging long enough - well most fabrics, and then there's the fabrics which don't require ironing - I've been amassing a good wardrobe of them...
Well, that's my rest done - off to the next job....
Every weekend that I'm not working, and some which I do, we've been on the real-estate trail. I now have a sizable collection of brochures, floor plans, and weekly newspaper lift-outs of auction results. By the time we buy, it will be well and truly researched. It will be so researched I will never again want to buy a house. *Sigh*
But I have the month of July (potentially) off work! Woo Hoo! OK, most of it is sick leave, but given I won't actually be sick, just doing my best impression of a one-armed bandit I plan to enjoy it as much as I possibly can. My folks should be arriving tomorrow to "take care of me" - ie cook and drive. The rest of the time I plan to sloth around the house, read more WoT (currently on book 10), watch TV, watch BattleStar Galactica, eat yummy food and drink lots of tea. Unfortunately I won't be able to knit :( But after my wrist recovers I should be back to my pre-lump knitting speed. I'm sure there will still be some winter left in which to enjoy cozy knitting...
So, I'm off to get my wrist slit on Wednesday. Hopefully the Doc will avoid the radial artery though, take out the lump and repair the wrist joint and it will be happily ever after - full strength and flexibility returned.
Today and tomorrow are preparation days. Lots of washing, cleaning and tidying. Actually I've probably done more house work in this 3-4 days than I have in a year. Albeit all in small doses with a good rest inbetween and strong doses of pain killers. I've left the left-handed ironing until tomorrow, I don't think I've done any in the last 6 months nearly. It's truly amazing how creases fall out of clothes if left hanging long enough - well most fabrics, and then there's the fabrics which don't require ironing - I've been amassing a good wardrobe of them...
Well, that's my rest done - off to the next job....
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